Do you remember the posts I did about Indonesian Hardcore? I am starting to appreciate the band Hands Upon Salvation more and more. I already did a review about "To Celebrate The Newborn" earlier, when I got a CD version. Now I acquired a recently pressed cassette version. The Indonesian label who made them is … Continue reading Hands Upon Salvation "To Celebrate The Newborn" cassette→

As the releasing spree of Reaper Records reached an end for this year, they are doing auctions to keep the finances healthy. Anyway as usually is the case with auctions you can get lucky and score a bargain or pay too much. This time a well-deserved bargain score for a dedicated Reaper collector. It concerns … Continue reading V/A Assault City TEST PRESS→

Are the matrix etchings for the V/A ASSAULT CITY 7" on Reaper Records I thought I'd never find somewhere. A while ago I got the wild opportunity to buy the regular cover with black vinyl straight from the label at the regular price. I figured that pretty awesome. I posted about it and a while … Continue reading Wild Punx Syracuse Wigout At Cosmos→

I received a record straight from the REAPER Records DIY store that isn't on the pressing info list! Which is pretty exciting for two reasons: It is a version that is never seen before and not supposed to exist. So very rare. But also definitely legit because it comes from the one and only instance … Continue reading Discovery Of Unknown Records Confirmed→

Probably because these 7"s needed to be "imported" from Europe - it is actually Demons Run Amok from Germany who pressed these -there was a time when these 7"s were totally hot on ebay. They were, and probably to some extent still are very rare in the USA, hence the prices paid for every color. … Continue reading 1917 Records #04: GUNS UP! (DRA)→

Under your very nose here is the TESTPRESSING of the legendary H8000 hardcore complitation vol. 1. This baby has only 7 sisters and brothers. Yes, there are only 8 made of this highly sought after H8000 jewel. Even the regular vinyl version is very hard to find, since there are only 500 made, namely 400 … Continue reading H8000 Hardcore Compilation Vol. 1 and Vol. 2→